Cooking-utensil lifter



July 1 1930.

| R. MCINTYRE coQKING UTENSIL LIFTER Fi;ed June 19, 1929 Inventor .2? nffgwe Patentedl July 1, 1930 UNITED srl-irrss LUTHER R. MCINTYRE, or osTnRvILLE, lnulsstecrrusnm'rs I PTENT, s

COOKING-Umnivsrr. Liman *i Application filed June v19,

This invention relates to cooking utensil lifters and an object of the invention is to provide for lifting lids, pans or utensils having handles without the necessity of using cloths to protect the hands.

Further objects of the invention are to provide, in ,a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of thecharacter referred to,

which is strong, compact and durable, thoroughly reliable lfor its intended purpose, very convenient and simple in its method of assembly, thoroughly reliable for its intended purpose and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture. Y

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention kconsists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more specifically described rand illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is disclosed an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations, and modifications may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of the claim Vhereunto appended.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters denote like parts throughout the several views: j

Figure 1 is a top planvi'ew of the lifter in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2vis a vertical transverse detailed section taken substantially on the line` 2-2 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a transverse detailed section takenl substantially on the line 8-3 of Fig# ure 1.

Y Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 and 5 designate a pair of elongated rods disposed longitudinally and of polygonal cross section.v The rods are preferably r*formed of metal, but it is within the contemplationof the invention to formthe same of any suitable strong material, vcapable of suspending the weight to which thev device Vmay be Adjacent the outer iezaeserial 372,148. j which connections will be described indetail n hereinafter. f Y- It is to be understood that the-rodsli and 5 are disposed in spaced parallelisinand the rockable connections -will` beset lforth in detail. -r f Referring `to Figure, 3 ofthe ,ldrawings, one of thefrockable connections 6'lorf7 are shown-in the enlarged form, and vit isfbe lievedthat a description of oneV will; clearly present an understanding of the other. A pair of 'UK-shaped staples 8, 9, have the legs thereof extending through the body portions 1i and 5 andthe ends of the legs are bent over and clinched'as at 10,"11, inV thevouter facesY of the rods. Thelplane of the stapler n 9 is disposed at rightangles to the plane ofthe staple 8 andy the bight portion 11 of the staple 9 extends through the bight por# tion 12 of .the stapler 8,. thereby forming a ro'ckable connection betweenthe twoy rods. Both bight portions 11,12, project inwardly from the respective vinner faces 13,- 111, of the rods, so that ample space will be provided for. rocking said rods. f j

4Adjacent ythe outer rockable` connection, there is secured' to ,onev of `the rods 5,- an

angular shaped hook, indicated generally at 15, having one leg 16 thereofdisp'osed'outwardly from the upper face'of the .rod`fr5. The .other leg 17 of the hook.' is in abutment 'with and secured: to thev upper'f'ace ofthe .rod 5,.,b'y suitable hold fast devices, (not shown). e ,Y A substantially U-shaped frameindicated generally at 1Sv is suspended from the: outer end of the rod L1, and a 'second or other lU-'shaped lframe indicated generallyfat L19 is' suspendedlfroin thev otherrodl 5.

Both offthegframes 18,519 areformed of metal `rods of bendable nature, "but rigid enough whenlbent rrto-l the ldesired form -to support pans, lids o rA other .cooking utensils, Vused'in.thehome.` Both "of the frames 18, V19,

are'substantiallyV U`sliaped in configuration,

and are'disposed with theirbight portions. 20, 21, extending longitudinally f vof `the gbars 4,5.' The forward legs `22 ofthe frame 18, declineV forwardly andlaterally from its upper'end and the rear leg 23-declinescreari y Y 1,769,448

\ wardly and'. laterally lfrom .its upper end, lar shaped hook'seeured to one of the rods both of which merge at their lower ends adjacent the outer end thereof.-

With -thebight portion 20 which is curved 'laterally Withrespeot to the legs. At points 24, 25, where Vthe legs 22,; 28,merge with vthebight portion, the body of the frame 18 stood by reference "to the` drawings. The y upperends of thew'legs extend through the indicatedfat 27, Wherebythef rigidly riveted tothe rod 4.

clines forwardly and laterally'and the rearv 'from their upper ends and-are formed with merge with' the biglit portion'f21. The bight y ""gAporton-21`curveslaterallytfrom l,the lower ,l

` lends of the legs 28, 29.

The uppergends "ofthe legs 28,V 29, kentend 4 i "f through` the bodygof thevrod 5, ts-vindicated is curvedinwardlyas4 vvillbe clearly underbody portion of the rod 4, as indicated at 26`l I and the endsthereoff'are -v flattened out `as rame 18is The forward leg'28 of the frame 19 de-Q` leg `29 declines lnrearvvardlyjand laterally f In testimony whereof I afIiX my signature.

LUTHERVR. MCINTYRE.v

` Ainwardly;curvedportions 30,31vvhere they f at32, and the `upper endslare'lattenedout i l f asat 33,;to rigidly rivet the' frame 19 to the l handle V It 'is'.` pointed out that the rej spejctive frames 18, 19 areriveted tothe handles 4, 5, `adjaoenttlylefpoints of hiynge'd'connections 6,7, so as to give V:proper balance 'so j AIn #the` applicationbf the device, in aclinclined leg 16'xnay be` used forlifting 4any a `piepplate, a pan, or other Vcookingutensil Various .sizes Aof cooking utensils inay be to eachk other,{.'the`i distance betweenv the rel spective plate portionsiofthe' frainef may be Valtered asfdesiredt; f

i uf-It is .to be -understoodthat by describing l in detail, herein, any particular form, strue-V ture or arrangement,- it is not intended 1 to limit the invention beyond the terms of the. A i

s ofthe prior art. Y

claim or theequir'e .p1 VVhatisclaimedi A i cooking;` uten r ofthe class de cribeds 'eomprisinga pairfof-elongated rods to objects heldbetweenthe frames.

Cordance with thisfinventiom the loutwardly ".liftedby-the presentdevice, inasmuch as by i `rocking Athehandles 4, and 5 with 'respect type ofplid from a cooking utensil, priorr to Y l `.thelifting operation with the frames 18, 19. Inthe drawings, the dotted lines 34 indicate heldgby'thepresent device,restinguponfrthe opposed,bight'por-tions2O,.21,oftheframekof-the same lefngth` longitudinally disposed and 'roekably.onneetedfatpointsfspaoedly f disposed fromionetanothegasubStantially fshapedrfranie dependingfrom each rodV Y. j I and `havingtheiend's" 'of the ,legs anchored 4.to

eachjone" of.. the'rodsgadjacentv thefpoi'nts of 'l Y* i roekablelconneotion,`the bight portions of 'Y eing c'urvedlaterally from-he V I legs. 1d frainesrhaving the legsthereo-f de- `inning\,laterallyand;me.Queved tight portionvof:each extending.laterallyinan obtuse 1 .y y. e `langlefvvithrespect tofsaid legs, ,and an angun 1 n 1,.;1* 

